Pirates 3, Reds 2 | Offense lets down Cincinnati starter Homer Bailey

Takes loss despite his solid outing

7:29 PM,
Jul. 21, 2013

Written by

C. Trent Rosecrans | The Cincinnati Enquirer

During Saturday's nationally televised game against the Pirates, Reds starter Mike Leake said he didn't worry too much about the win statistic for pitchers. But on Sunday, Reds manager Dusty Baker said he wanted to get the win for starter Homer Bailey, and it may have cost his team - and any pitcher - the win.

Bailey struck out a career-high 12 batters but gave up two in the seventh inning, as the Pirates beat the Reds 3-2 to salvage the last game of the three-game set in Cincinnati.

Bailey had made just one mistake in his first six innings of work - a pitch Garrett Jones clobbered for a solo homer in the ...